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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: Chapters IV and V.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The term “zamindar” refers to which of the following in the novel?
(a) Impoverished.
(b) Landowning.
(c) Renting.
(d) Ennobled.

2. Near what water is the resort the narrator reports his parents visit?
(a) Finger Lakes.
(b) Great Lakes.
(c) Lake Champlain.
(d) Lake Pontchartrain.

3. How much is the initial estimate for the repair to the narrator’s car in Scranton?
(a) $900.
(b) $2,500.
(c) $1,700.
(d) $3,300.

4. What investment company does Rind found in which the narrator invests?
(a) Riaz & Co.
(b) Haifa Holdings.
(c) Atwan Associates.
(d) Timur Capital.

5. Which of the following words does Rind’s research indicate people in the United States associate with Islam (138)?
(a) Sand.
(b) Love.
(c) Life.
(d) Death.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the driver’s son whom Sikander treats?

2. What lines does the narrator report taking into his play (50)?

3. How much debt does the narrator remark he is carrying when he puts his car in for repair in Scranton?

4. In what program is the student who complained to the administration that Moroni was speaking against the troops by questioning Desert Storm?

5. Whom does the narrator quote as saying “Never trust the artist. Trust the tale” (25)?

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